Parathyroid planar imaging at LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER

1500 State St, Lexington, MO · Hcamidwest · · NPI 1679520258

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$2,788.82

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$2,788.82

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$218.05 with United vs $2,788.82 with Anthem MissouriCare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United KSMGMCD $218.05 ↓ -92%
HealthyBlue MGMCD $222.41 ↓ -92%
Sunflower State Health Plan MCD $224.59 ↓ -92%
Aetna Better Health MCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
Amerigroup MGMCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
Unicare MGMCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
Home State Health Plan MCD $226.77 ↓ -92%
United MOMGMCD $239.86 ↓ -91%
Aetna Coventry FamilyHealthPlanMCD $334.48 ↓ -88%
CorVel Corporation KSWC $435.89 ↓ -84%
OHA Network KansasWCOMP $440.34 ↓ -84%
Ambetter Commercial-Exchange $518.72 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCR $529.88 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage MGMCD $529.88 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $699.99 ↓ -75%
Universal Healthcare MCR $725.09 ↓ -74%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -70%
Humana ASO $942.62 ↓ -66%
Humana EPO $942.62 ↓ -66%
Humana HMO $942.62 ↓ -66%
BCBS BlueAccess $1,059.75 ↓ -62%
BCBS Blue-Care(HMO) $1,059.75 ↓ -62%
BCBS Preferred-CareBlue(PPO) $1,059.75 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetworkSelect $1,059.75 ↓ -62%
BCBS FreedomNetwork $1,143.42 ↓ -59%
Humana PPO $1,199.19 ↓ -57%
Humana POS $1,199.19 ↓ -57%
BCBS PC $1,199.19 ↓ -57%
College Park Family Care Center COMM $1,199.19 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,254.97 ↓ -55%
Aetna IVLHIX $1,324.69 ↓ -52%
Oscar HIX $1,394.41 ↓ -50%
OHA Network MissouriWCOMP $1,394.41 ↓ -50%
Aetna KCCarePlus $1,469.71 ↓ -47%
Cigna LocalKC $1,592.97 ↓ -43%
BCBS Participating $1,784.84 ↓ -36%
BCBS Traditional $1,784.84 ↓ -36%
Aetna Local $1,868.51 ↓ -33%
Cigna SureFit/LocalPlus $1,989.82 ↓ -29%
Cigna Comm $1,991.22 ↓ -29%
WPPA ProviDrs Care Network UnifiedHealthPlan $2,091.61 ↓ -25%
Aetna NAP $2,113.93 ↓ -24%
Aetna National $2,136.24 ↓ -23%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $2,175.28 ↓ -22%
Coventry KC MO WCOMP $2,225.48 ↓ -20%
Coventry WCOMP $2,225.48 ↓ -20%
CorVel Corporation MOWC $2,370.50 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. WORKERSCOMPPPO $2,370.50 ↓ -15%
CCO, Inc. COMM $2,370.50 ↓ -15%
Aetna FHMedicalRental $2,440.22 ↓ -12%
FOCUS Healthcare Mgmt, Inc WORKERSCOMP $2,509.94 ↓ -10%
Anthem MissouriCare MissouriCareMGMCD $2,788.82 ↑ +0%

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Parathyroid planar imaging at other Missouri hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis $806.30 $312.82 – $669.29
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights $591.25 $272.44 – $833.95
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City $694.98 $376.85 – $720.75
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora $751.40 $24.00 – $527.53

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